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There were just 79 walks outs in 2017, down from 101 in 2016. The number of Brits talking part in industrial action has also fallen to a record low of just 33,000. Both figures are the lowest since figures have existed, in…

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A huge £15billion deal to merge Asda and Sainsbury’s has left staff in "utter disarray" and fearing for their jobs, it has been claimed. Union Unite say tens of thousands of jobs in both chains could be at risk if Britain’s second…

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Puerto Rico is still reeling from the twin blows of bankruptcy and Hurricane Maria’s devastation, but Randi Weingarten only wants to add to the pain: The American Federation of Teachers president just got caught trying to shut down the Commonwealth’s schools. The…

Two fatcats behind one of Britain’s biggest hospital parking firms are now worth a combined £60million. Ian Langdon and Ellis Green run CP Plus, which manages around 40 car parks for 20 hospital trusts. More than £147million was spent on hospital parking…

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Count New York’s government-employee unions among the biggest winners of this year’s budget battle — with taxpayers as the big losers. In the dead of night, the Legislature adopted language that aims to protect public unions’ political power from a likely US…

Writers at The Onion, in what we assume is a real story, have voted to unionize with the Writers Guild of America East. Also joining in the “yea” vote are sister publications A/V Club and Clickhole. “It’s real news, I guarantee you,”…

Furious school-bus companies sued this week to block new city rules for hiring drivers. But taxpayers have their own reason to fume: They’d get stuck with the bill. The new “employee protection provisions” would force companies to hire from a seniority list,…

Unions said the Government would have to raise electricity supply by 30 gigawatts to get 35 million electric cars by 2050. Justin Bowden, GMB National Secretary said: “We call on Government and the National Grid to plan and invest now in major…

The crew of one of the world’s biggest yachts have been left without pay for months, despite it being owned by a fabulously rich tycoon. Called the Indian Empress, it belongs to multi-millionaire Vijay Mallya, the Kingfisher beer baron and owner of…

There’s an elephant in the room of the city’s public-housing woes that the politicians don’t want to discuss: the role of labor unions — which boost costs and make it harder to get anything done, especially off-hours. As Politico reported last week…

The New York City Housing Authority is a great place to be — if you’re a union worker. Perks for union staffers at NYCHA include guaranteed day shifts, plenty of overtime, shortened summer workdays — and even two hours of paid time…

In New York, there are roughly 200,000 servers and bartenders — together the most popular occupation in the state. It’s easy to see why: Not many other professions offer good pay, great flexibility and the opportunity to put a smile on people’s…

Minister are said to be close to finalising the package which will give NHS workers in England their first substantial pay rise since 2010, according to The Guardian. Talks between Theresa May’s administration and union leaders are said to have gone on…

Donald Trump made an embarrassing blunder when he told a steelworker that the man’s dad would be looking down on him from heaven – only to learn he’s still alive. The President was told by worker Scott Sauritch that his father lost…

Manhattan’s largest development company says it was snookered into paying union workers $42 an hour — and a lot more for overtime — just to deliver coffee at its Hudson Yards megaproject. The “Coffee Boys” were part of what Related Cos. calls…

Hard-left members of the RMT want to be “directly” involved in deselecting MPs in a previously unseen document. Activists have written a hard-hitting pamphlet which would attempt to rid the party of its “right-wingers”, we can reveal. The hard-line union are currently…

How does a public-sector union work? Easy. First, the state creates a monopoly. The monopoly forces taxpayers to fund those workers, whether they do a good job or not. The union then coerces workers to pay dues regardless of whether or not…

A divided Supreme Court on Monday debated a case that could threaten the survival of many public employee unions — but the justice whose vote will likely decide the case remained silent. The court heard arguments in a challenge to an Illinois…

On Monday the US Supreme Court will hear Janus v. AFSCME. At issue are the constitutionality of laws in 22 states — including New York — that force public employees who do not want to belong to unions to pay unions “agency…

The union representing the city’s firefighters says its longtime head sold out rank-and-file firefighters by switching sides to take a cushy job running the city’s Fire Department Pension — and now they are suing to get back some of his pay. The…

New York’s largest union on Wednesday backed Gov. Cuomo for re-election to a third term. The endorsement from the 400,000-strong Service Employees International Union Local 1199 East was not unexpected. But the early support that came during at a health care rally…

Mickey Mouse is accused of holding hostages. A coalition of unions at Disney World has filed a federal unfair labor practice complaint accusing the Mouse House of withholding the $1,000 cash bonuses due their 35,000 workers — unless the employees accept the…

Shocking video shows the moment a wedding car carrying the bridegroom charged straight into crowds of dancing wedding guests after the driver allegedly mixed up the accelerator with the brake. The wedding car suddenly sped up, smashing straight into the crowd ,…

Mayor de Blasio’s decision to pay school-bus workers seniority benefits that are not part of their contract is going to cost taxpayers $136 million — and a city lawmaker is calling for an investigation. De Blasio promised during his mayoral campaign to reverse…

The government was accused of a “shockingly cavalier” to fire safety in schools and ignoring its own guidance on fitting sprinklers yesterday. Union leaders said it was “incomprehensible” that Selsey Academy in West Sussex, which was almost completely destroyed by a fire…

The de Blasio administration allowed one of the city’s most powerful unions to jointly write legislation affecting more than 1,000 non-union fast-food workers, it was disclosed Thursday. The veto power was given to Local 32 BJ of the Service Employees International, according…

The transit union wants the city to install physical barriers to keep private vehicles out of bus lanes, officials said on Friday morning. The Transport Workers Union’s first-ever bus operator survey found that the biggest cause of frustration for them was vehicles…

LAS VEGAS — The union representing tens of thousands of hotel workers in Las Vegas will ask casino-resort operators to give every housekeeper a “panic button” as it begins negotiating new contracts amid the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct. Leaders of the…

Political ads are banned in the subways — but the MTA has no problem with a public-service ad that features a smiling Gov. Cuomo surrounded by kids in an election year. In an end-run around the prohibition, ads featuring Cuomo with children…